At high tide this morning along the Leri saltings - 165 Mallard, 45 Widgeon with more rafts of duck visible further up the estuary, 2 Common Snipe, about 35 Curlew flighting off then back on to the saltings as the tide dropped, 45 Lapwings, lone Redshank, Heron and a Little Egret. Quite a number of Redwings and other Thrush sp: flighting around together with Meadow Pippits and the odd SkyLark.